Official Planet Minecraft contests can be found here but are also listed on the Community Event Calendar. And in case you missed it, there are 2 official contests running through the month of August. This month's skin contest theme is Super Villainsand this month's project contest theme is Skyscrapers!

Would ya look at that! There's a new Skin Contest Poll up! Remember - you do not have to be a skin art-eest, nor have any intentions on participating in the contest to vote! Let's try to beat last month's turnout of 505. This poll is running for 5 days only, so go vote right meow!

The Grayscale Skin Contest is now in the final judging phase - winners will be announced soon!!Don't forget - there are several PMC community events and competitions going on! Check them out here!

Have you noticed the new feature on PMCSkin3D?! If you haven't, go check it out! We've added custom posing, as well as given you 9 default poses to choose from! To access custom posing, click the icon located under the PMCSkin3D logo at the top right hand corner (Pose Model Mode)! Take a screen shot of your posed skin, post it on your wall and comment below!

I wanted to let the whoooole Planet know the July Skin Contest Poll is up!! There are a couple of new themes to choose from! Even if you don't skin, get out to the polls and VOTE for your favorite theme! Votes votes votes.